Graduate Courses offered by The School of Molecular Biosciences

MBioS 501 Cell Biology 3 Prereq MBioS 301, 303. Graduate-level counterpart of MBioS 401; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both MBioS 401 and 501. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (Genet/PlSc 550).

MBioS 503 Molecular Biology I 3 Prereq MBioS 301, 303. DNA replication and recombination in prokaryotes and eukaroytes; recombinant DNA methods and host/vector systems; genome analysis; transgenic organisms.

MBioS 504 Molecular Biology II 3 Prereq MBioS 301, 303. Gene expression and regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, including transcription, RNA processing, and translation; chromatin structure; DNA repair.

MBioS 507 Critical Analysis of Scientific Literature 2 Prereq MBioS 503; MBioS 513 or c//. Dissection and discussion of current molecular bioscience papers to foster development of critical reading of primary literature.

MBioS 508 Quantitative Approaches in Molecular Biosciences 2 Prereq one semester of calculus, MBioS 513, 507. Quantitative methods and techniques using examples from the current molecular biosciences primary literature.

MBioS 513 General Biochemistry I 3 Graduate-level counterpart of MBioS 413; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both 413 and 513. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (MMBB 541).

MBioS 514 General Biochemistry II 3 Graduate-level counterpart of MBioS 414; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both 414 and 514. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (MMBB 542).

MBioS 523 Fundamentals of Oncology 3 Same as P/T 572.

MBioS 528 Molecular and Cellular Reproduction 3 (2-2) State of the art concepts of the molecular, cellular, and physiological aspects of mammalian reproduction.

MBioS 529 Selected Topics in Cell Biology 1 Prereq MBioS 401 or c// MBioS 501. Selected topics in cell biology using current literature.

MBioS 540 Immunology 4 Graduate-level counterpart of MBioS 440; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both MBioS 440 and 540. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (MMBB 512).

MBioS 541 Research Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit. Literature reviews and research reports.

MBioS 542 General Virology 3 Graduate-level counterpart of MBioS 442; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both MBioS 442 and 542.

MBioS 548 Selected Topics in Immunology & Virology 1 May be repeated for credit. Prereq MBioS 440, 442, 540, 542, or c//. Selected topics in immunology and virology using the current literature. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours.

MBioS 549 Selected Topics in Immunology1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours. Prereq course in immunology. Seminar series on advances in immunology.

MBioS 550 Basic and Applied Microbial Physiology 3 Graduate-level counterpart of MBioS 450; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both MBioS 450 and 550.

MBioS 561 Biochemical Signaling in Plants, Animals and Microorganisms 3 Prereq MBioS 513. New research on intra and extra cellular biochemical signaling, including communication in plants and hormone action in animals.

MBioS 566 Physical Biochemistry 3 Prereq MBioS 465, Math 172, Phys 202. Graduate-level counterpart of MBioS 466; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both 466 and 566.

MBioS 568 Advanced Topics in Molecular Biosciences V 1-3 May be repeated for credit. Prereq MBioS 513 or c//. Recent research in selected areas molecular biosciences.

MBioS 574 Protein Biotechnology 3 Biotechnology related to the isolation, modification and large scale commercial production, patenting and marketing of useful recombinant proteins and products.

MBioS 578 Bioinformatics 3 (2-3) Graduate-level counterpart of MBioS 478; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both 478 and 578. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (MMBB 578).

MBIOS 579 Molecular Biosciences Seminar V 1-2 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 10 hours. Required of all graduate students in molecular biosciences. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 10 hours.

MBioS 593 Research Proposal 2 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 hours. Written and oral presentation of an area in Molecular Biosciences. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 hours.

MBioS 600 Special projects or Independent StudyVariable credit. S, F grading.

MBioS 700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or ExaminationVariable credit. S, F grading.

MBioS 702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or ExaminationVariable credit. S, F grading.

MBioS 800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or ExaminationVariable credit. S, F grading.

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